I was born in the city of Sary in the north of Iran in 1978.

In 2001 I graduated with a 1st class Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Puppetry Theatre from the Division of Fine Arts, University of Tehran. In 2004 I graduated from the same institution with a 1st class Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Drama & Literature.

I have worked in Iran as a theatre director, playwright, puppet maker, and stage designer, details of which can be found below.

In 2004 I met my husband and we moved to the UK.

I have since branched out into making artistic cloth dolls and paintings, which reflect my own ideas and interpretations of Persian themes.


Writing credit for Iranian Television

Channel “Jaam-eJam” commissioned me to write a series of 45 two minute monologues for the program “Shab Bekheir Koocholoo” (Good night little one). I wrote these in a “fantasy” style for a boy puppet named Bijan (2000).

Freelance puppet making for Iranian Television

·       Channel “Jaam-e Jam” commissioned one large muppet (young boy) for a children’s program that visited kindergartens in Tehran (2005).

·     “Channel 2” commissioned two large muppets for an educational children’s program highlighting the importance of not wasting water (a raindrop girl called “water drop” and a dry desert creature called “nosey-cracked”) (2005).

·     Channel “Jaam-e Jam” commissioned four large muppets (frog, chick, and two trolls) and two hand puppets (two smaller trolls) for a language-learning program (2004).

·    “Channel 2” commissioned two hand puppets (young boys) to act as co-presenters for a children’s program (2004).

·     “Channel 1” commissioned nine hand puppets (rabbit, turtle, cockerel, lion, wolf, fox, bird, girl, and boy) for the serial “Goodnight Moon” (2004).

·     “Channel 1” commissioned a large ladybird puppet named “Spotty” that          would act as a reporter and visit children in rural locations (2004).



Puppetry festival performances and awards  

2004 Iran-Iraq War Festival

·        I wrote, directed, made the puppets, and designed the stage for the play “Sama” (loosely based on the Palestinian myth of the same name).

·    Awarded 1st place for puppet making, 2nd place for the play (no 1st place was awarded), and 3rd place for direction.

2003 Iran-Iraq War Festival

·         I wrote, directed, made the puppets, and designed the stage for the play “Blue” (an original stage play).

·         Awarded 1st place for puppet making and stage design, and 2nd place for the stage play and direction.

2002 Iran International Biennial Puppetry Theatre Festival

·     I wrote, directed, and made the puppets for the play “Godot is coming” (loosely based on the play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett).

·         Awards were not presented at this festival.

2001 Iranian Student Puppet Festival

·       I wrote, directed, made the puppets, and designed the stage for the play “Daughters of the Sea Mother” (based on a poem by Ahmad Shamloo).

·         Awarded 2nd place for puppet making and stage design, and 3rd place for the stage play and direction.

1999 Iranian Student Puppet Festival

·         I wrote, directed, made the puppets, and designed the stage for the play “The Last Song” (loosely based on a short story (A home for the night) by Nader Ebrahaimi).

·         Awarded 2nd place for stage design and 3rd place for puppet making.